Vetted Mentoring Professionals

“Former U18 AAA (Belle Tire Detroit) player who was drafted to the USHL (Muskegon Lumberjacks) and played a full NAHL season (Keystone Ice Miners), then pivoted to college golf. Uses his own adversity/transition experience to guide youth and junior players with a holistic approach (on-ice traits, consistency, character, and mental skills) and is comfortable producing educational social media content for hockey families.”

“Frontend engineer who led end-to-end delivery of a Next.js/TypeScript product, including a permission-based React dashboard for managing employee gift card bonuses across large companies. Demonstrated strong architecture and quality practices (multi-reviewer PR workflow), plus performance-focused UX for bulk Excel uploads using Ant Design forms with inline validation and efficient row updates. Known for close product/design collaboration to simplify complex workflows into step-based, user-friendly flows and for shipping quickly with tight QA/Jira-driven iteration.”

“Unity gameplay programmer with Photon-based multiplayer experience who built a real-time player feedback system (instant animation/VFX/audio + score updates) using events/ScriptableObjects to keep gameplay and UI decoupled. Has tackled movement desynchronization under variable latency with client-side prediction/interpolation and uses AI tools to speed up prototyping and balancing for a procedurally generated, math-based casual game.”

“Unity developer who has shipped VR games on Meta Quest/Oculus Go and demonstrates strong performance engineering for constrained hardware (multithreading, Unity Job System, Jump Point Search). Has built multiple games largely solo (e.g., Tap & Conquer), handling UI/flow, core gameplay, and save systems, and uses AI to speed up build/test/backup automation via shell scripting.”

“Senior Unity Developer / Tech Lead who has shipped Unity games across a wide range of platforms (mobile, stores, WebGL, Steam). Built two full Unity game frameworks solo—a slots engine used for 100+ games and a bingo engine used for 9+ games—owning architecture, core gameplay systems, UI, performance optimization, and SDK integrations.”

“Executive Assistant to the CEO at Bhon Bhon LLC with strong cross-functional program execution experience—built dashboards, trackers, and centralized task systems to improve executive alignment and delivery. Reported measurable operational gains (20% faster admin turnaround, 20% onboarding improvement) while supporting launches, investor materials, hiring/onboarding, and client projects.”

“Unity/VR developer who has shipped a Meta Quest enterprise multiplayer immersive meeting platform (Arthur Spaces) and also delivered a puzzle/quest-style Unity game release in just one month. Leverages AI-assisted Blender workflows to rapidly prototype 3D assets and accelerate MVP development, and is comfortable in both structured studio pipelines and startup-style cross-functional teams.”

“Lead Unity engineer who shipped a Meta Quest VR free-to-play poker title, tackling hand-tracking controls, physics-driven chip interactions, and large-room multiplayer with anti-cheat needs. Also independently built a mobile real-time multiplayer racing game through beta, including backend, progression, on-demand track delivery, and a custom car physics engine.”

“Performance marketer focused on lead-generation campaigns, with hands-on ownership of $100K/month spend across Meta and Google (including YouTube) and a testing-heavy TikTok approach. Demonstrates structured full-funnel planning, disciplined creative testing/scaling (ABO/CBO), and fast diagnosis of performance drops (creative fatigue, keyword waste) to restore ROAS/CPA.”

“Backend/data engineer experienced building enterprise community-platform services for high-traffic global clients, using Python (FastAPI/Django) on Docker/Kubernetes with PostgreSQL/Redis. Has delivered AWS EKS + Terraform/CI-CD deployments with strong security practices (Secrets Manager/SSM, IAM/IRSA) and has hands-on ETL (AWS Glue), legacy modernization, and incident ownership with measurable performance gains (~30% faster queries).”

“Performance marketer with experience owning very high-spend Meta + Google campaigns for DTC, including a Black Friday month where they report ~$1.3M ad spend driving ~$4M revenue across multiple international markets. Leans heavily on structured offer strategy, high-volume creative testing, and third-party attribution tools (Triple Whale/Hyros), and has hands-on experience navigating Meta policy constraints for financial-product advertising.”

“Performance marketer experienced managing $50K+/month+ budgets across major DSPs and social/video platforms (TTD, DV360, Meta, Amazon, LinkedIn, TikTok, Reddit, CTV/streaming). Highlighted a multi-channel campaign for a Chicago architectural boat tour that used pixel-based purchase tracking to achieve an 8:1 ROAS and drive millions in attributed sales, with a disciplined testing and optimization cadence.”

“Former player (NY high school; ACHA at Michigan State) who now officiates across youth, NCAA, and pro (ECHL) levels, giving him a broad view of the North American hockey pipeline. Leverages officiating-built relationships with coaches/scouts and a detailed evaluation approach (on-ice intangibles plus off-ice habits) to advise players and families on realistic next-step pathways.”

“Frontend engineer who has led end-to-end React + TypeScript initiatives, including a shared frontend module used across product lines/regions and an inventory discovery experience for large datasets. Strong in scalable architecture (feature-based, configuration-driven, role-aware components), design systems with Storybook, and performance/quality practices (profiling, CI/CD, automated testing, feature-flagged rollouts). Reported ~30% reduction in duplicate code after refactoring an existing React codebase.”

“Unity game developer with AR RPG experience who owned a flexible mission/scenario system and created tooling to dramatically speed up mission testing by skipping steps while maintaining dependent dialogs/NPC/item state. Currently in an R&D team building AI-enabled developer productivity tools, including an in-house CI code review bot, and regularly uses LLM workflows (ChatGPT/Gemini) integrated into Rider.”

“Unity gameplay programmer with practical performance optimization experience (object pooling for shooting mechanics) and extensive Photon-based multiplayer work across diverse genres including shooters, sports, and board games (e.g., ludo, chess, air hockey, snakes and ladders). Uses AI tools to accelerate development, including generating and implementing multiple effects programmatically in a single day under deadline pressure.”

“Unity/VR game designer with shipped Meta Quest experience across two titles, including a lite-sim/arcade multiplayer project and a Sniper Elite VR standalone DLC where they built the "Last Stand" mode and balanced wave/drop systems. Currently building a solo prototype featuring Pikmin/Overlord-style rat horde control mechanics, using AI and community resources to upskill in programming and debug Unity physics.”

“Frontend-focused engineer with full-stack capability (Node/Express + MongoDB/MySQL) who emphasizes scalable quality practices: PR-driven reviews, CI quality gates, and a full testing pyramid (Jest/Vitest, React Testing Library, Cypress/Playwright). Built complex React + TypeScript role-based dashboards/workflows using reusable component architecture and layered state management (React Query/SWR, Context for auth/roles), with strong performance and UX polish (Lighthouse, lazy loading, accessibility, responsive design).”

“Frontend lead for B2B SaaS products, owning React + TypeScript architecture end-to-end and scaling complex dashboards/workflows with a feature-based structure, shared design system (Tailwind), and strong quality automation. Experienced shipping high-impact features quickly using incremental delivery, feature-flagged rollouts, and performance profiling/optimization to keep production stable as usage grows.”

“Recruiting/Talent Operations leader with 20+ years in staffing, managing ~50 people and supporting large enterprise accounts (Delta Airlines, ExxonMobil, UPS, Cox, City of Atlanta, Golden Pass LNG). Has owned day-to-day delivery, compliance, and platform integrations (KellyOCG/Agile1) and introduced generative AI into the workflow to reduce fake candidates and improve submission quality and placements.”

“Recruiting Operations leader with 5+ years managing a small team and owning end-to-end process improvements, including implementing a new ATS that cut time-to-fill by 30%. Built structured, role-specific interview feedback surveys (9 Microsoft Forms) and leveraged Lever reporting to diagnose funnel drop-off and improve candidate experience. Also designed an early-careers hiring roadmap that enabled 30 intern offers in a single quarter through assessments, campus outreach, and faster scheduling.”

“Software developer with experience delivering and deploying customer-facing web applications, including an investment-focused platform requiring PostgreSQL/SQL optimization and hierarchical (adjacency list) data modeling. Has integrated payment APIs for a retail/antique shop use case, factoring in rate limits and documentation-driven implementation, and has handled time-sensitive production bugs via rapid replication and hotfix deployment.”

“Performance marketer focused on e-commerce growth, managing ~$50K/month budgets across Google, Meta, and TikTok. Emphasizes full-funnel structuring, creative/UGC testing (including validating via organic Instagram reach before paid scaling), and ROAS/CPC-driven optimization with experience rebuilding performance via TOF and geo-targeted acquisition.”

“Game QA professional working in an agile studio environment with end-to-end ownership of feature testing, including an AAA release enhancement focused on user authentication and session management. Experienced partnering with PM/design/dev from PRD walkthroughs through triage, regression, and release readiness, and has implemented repeatable coverage via TestRail/Jira traceability plus Playwright (TypeScript) automation.”